My Projects, Musings and More!

Another man's trash can be your treasure. But like all treasures, you have to hunt for them.

Not only do I love going to auctions, I really enjoy going to garage sales. I usually scout the paper on Thursday evening and see which sales will be up and running early Friday morning. That gives me time to hit the garage sales by 7 a.m. and still get some work done! I don't find a whole lot...after all, there is a reason someone else is selling a bunch of their stuff for a quarter. But I can usually find one or two little trinkets.

Last week I hit about 5 sales and only bought a few little things....

Some little strainers, two white tea pots and a creamer and a nasty little box....

The stoneware and strainers were cleaned up and put in my flea booth...they are wonderful and someone will love them!

But the little box is for me...

I had all my paint brushes, big and small, in a little wood holder I got in a box of stuff at an auction. It was pretty full and when I saw this nasty little box with the holes in it I thought it would be perfect for all my little brushes!

Not painted to my taste, so I painted it with light green chalk paint, hit it with a little sand paper, and then sealed it with a clear poly.

When I sanded the new paint, the little dots from the flowers came through...I thought it was kind of cool looking...kind of like little nail heads or something! So I left it....

When my youngest son decided to move out of the dorm and into a townhouse, we furnished his living room and kitchen entirely from garage sales. It took all summer to track down everything he needed, but I spent very little for a whooooole lot!

Some Friday or Saturday morning, grab a cup of coffee and hit the circuit early. It is a fun and relaxing thing to do (don't take kids!) and you will meet a lot of neat people.